Parental alienation often involves situations where one parent criticizes the other parent with the goal of ruining the relationship between the other parent and child. A child can sometimes develop resentment or outright reject a parent that is being vilified by the alienating parent, a behavior that most often occurs following a high conflict divorce […]
Interstate Child Custody Dispute Jurisdiction
When parents separate or divorce, it is not all that uncommon for one parent to move to another state to pursue a career opportunity or to be closer to extended family. This often results in questions about which state has jurisdiction in a custody case if there is not an existing child custody order before […]
Can My Child Decide Which Parent to Live With in a Divorce?
In Wisconsin a child of divorce has some input in how child custody and visitation responsibility is allocated, particularly if the child is able to understand the situation and form a mature and rational opinion to support their wishes. Although there are no age related guidelines to look to, certainly a child who is in […]
What to Expect During a Child Custody Evaluation
When parents cannot agree on custody arrangements for their child in a divorce, a judge will likely order a custody evaluation to determine what is in the best interests of the child. What to Expect When Speaking to a Child Custody Evaluator During a custody evaluation, the person assigned will speak to the parents and […]
Same Sex Child Custody in a Divorce
Same sex marriage was legalized in the state of Wisconsin in 2014, providing same sex couples with the same rights as opposite sex couples, including how issues such as marital property division or spousal maintenance are handled in a divorce.Although same sex divorce cases are handled similarly across the board, issues regarding child custody in […]
Legal vs Physical Custody in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Legal Custody Wisconsin child custody falls into two categories: legal custody and physical placement. Legal custody encompasses the legal right to make important decisions regarding your child, which may include where they will attend school, what religion they practice, what medical care they will receive, or even whether they will be permitted to get […]
Wisconsin Child Relocation
Wisconsin law (Wis. Stat. § 767.481 Relocating a child’s residence) requires divorced parents to get court approval before a child relocation moves a child more than 100 miles away from the other parent unless both parents agree to the terms of the relocation and whether the relocation is in the child’s best interests. Instances where […]
High Conflict Child Custody Disputes
Roughly half of marriages end in divorce and, while many couples aspire to have a “good” or “low conflict’ divorce, sometimes there may be conflicts when children are involved. Parents involved in what is known as high conflict child custody disputes have ongoing disagreements and acrimony on almost every aspect of their child’s upbringing, often […]
Preventing Child Abuse in a Child Custody Arrangement
When parents’ divorce or separate sometimes one parent does not trust the other parent to protect their child or may worry that the other parent may even abuse their child. While courts generally seek to keep child-parent relationships intact, in cases of child neglect or abuse, it may be necessary to limit or prohibit custody […]
Child Custody Arrangements for Young Children
Parents of children contemplating divorce often worry about child custody and visitation and its influence on young children. Easily the largest concern among parents involve overnight stays with a non-custodial parent for preschool or preverbal children who may not be able to understand that overnights away from a primary care giver is temporary or be […]